Senior of the week: Kennidee Barnes

Senior of the week: Kennidee Barnes

Parents: Tiylon Barnes and Heather Spiegel GPA: 3.96 Favorite subject(s): English, psychology and art. Extracurricular activities: Black student union and theater. Hobbies/Interests: Reading, writing, listening to music, researching for my own enjoyment and making art. Plans after graduation: I’m taking a break before I commit myself to college. Kennidee is proudest of: I was a […]

lake Orion High School Senior of the week: Evelyn Taylor

Parents: Scott and Jennifer Taylor GPA: 4.046 Favorite subject(s): English and science Extracurricular activities: Travel soccer and Lake Orion Leadership Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy working out, volunteering and hanging out with my friends and family. Plans after graduation: I plan to go to college and study business or nursing. I also am planning on playing soccer […]

Lake Orion High School Senior of the week: Desiree Abraham

Parents: David and Alison Abraham GPA: 4.05 Favorite subject(s): Psychology and chemistry Extracurricular activities: Tennis and marching band Hobbies/Interests: Camping and walking my dog. Plans after graduation: Attend Grand Valley State University and major in psychology. Desiree is proudest of: Playing my clarinet for 7 years, and devoting a lot of time to band. I […]

Telling Our Stories in honor of National Newspaper Week

By View Newspaper Group staff Sunday, Oct. 6 marked the start of the 84th celebration of National Newspaper Week. Since 1940, Newspaper Association Managers has sponsored and supported National Newspaper Week, a week-long promotion of the newspaper industry in the United States and Canada. Each year the group develops a theme, and this year’s is Telling Our […]

Lake Orion High School Senior of the week: Aidan Adams

Parent(s): Jeff and Gina Adams GPA: 3.824 Favorite subject(s): Math and History Extracurricular activities: playing Varsity football Hobbies/Interests: Watch movies, workout and spend time with family. Plans after graduation: attend Oakland University and study accounting. Aidan is most proud of: having certain opportunities other may not have. Aidan makes a contribution by: I treat others […]

Lake Orion soccer team repeats as Dragon Boat champs

Lake Orion soccer team repeats as Dragon Boat champs

Defending their title! — The Lake Orion High School boys varsity soccer team cheers and raises the coveted Dragon Trophy for the second year in a row after winning the Dragon Boat Showdown on Saturday during the Dragon on the Lake festival. The Orion Art Center started the Dragon Boat Showdown three years ago, getting […]

Local cyclist races for world championship this October

Local cyclist races for world championship this October

Fundraiser Sept. 6 at Opa Food & Spirits By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com For Nathaniel Langlie, representing the United States runs in the family. This October, just over 40 years after his mother, Mary, competed as a race walker during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Langlie, who works at Main Street Bicycles in […]

Wild game dinner to benefit Lions Bear Lake Camp

METAMORA — Tickets are on sale now for the Lions Bear Lake Camp annual Buffalo & Boar Wild Game Dinner on April 27 at the Metamora Lions Club, 3790 N. Oak St. Tickets to the dinner are $60 per person or $400 for a table of eight and include dinner, three drink tickets and entry […]

Lake Orion Horseshoe Club invites new pitchers to join the club

League play begins in May By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The intense focus, the unmistakable metal ping – followed by cheers from one side and groans from the other – is the sound of another ringer on the horseshoe courts. The Lake Orion Horseshoe Club is set to resume its 15-week […]